The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-02-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sir John A. Macdonald, the Canadian

Sir John A. Macdonald, the Canadian
Premier, was interviewed at Ottawa, Canada
upon the subject of the fisheries dispute and
the retaliatory measure adopted by the United
States, and is reported by the New York
HeroIFs special correspondent as saying:
Il feel that the people OF the United States
do not fully comprehend our position here in
Canada. l regret very much that the Ameri-
can Congress has gone so far. / feel confident
that there Is some misapprenension in
wish peace and harmony with our
neighbors the border We have
our fishing treaty which was framed by the
| representatives OF Great Britain and the United
States in 1918. We consider that we have only
acted that treaty comedies may. The
! people of the United States ought to be willing
| TO allow us the treaty rights which their own
! representatives granted. The Dominion Gov
eminent has stood ON the provisions of the
treaty, and it has endeavored to carry them
| out in harmony with justice and fairness. "
| "Sir John, said the correspondent, "the people
Of the United States believe that your Govern
ment has enforced the customs and fishing laws
as strictly as possible with the purpose of en-
| deayoring TO force the United States into con-
senting 20 another commission and subsequent
treaty like that of Washington This is n
grave error. The Canadian Government has
not attempted TO coerce the United States.
| On the contrary, does il not rather ap-
pear as If there were sort of wolf-and-
| the lamb spirit shown. with Canada as
| the lamb? l will be pleased il you will
say that there is no such spirit on the part of
the Canadian Government. We would be very
| glad to have another understanding in regard to
| the fisheries" will you state what course
Canada will adopt if the Belmont bill
or the Edmunds bin is put in opera
| tion?" Sir John considered the question men
tally. and responded: The Canadian Govern
ment has acted according to law. IL has re-
ferred It's actions and tho reasons therefor TO
the imperial govern ment of Great Britain. II
sees no reason TO change its views, no matter
what may take place in other countries. '
Then you are willing to say that Canada will
not recede fr IN its present position?' Sir John
Canadas position is fixed regardless of what
may be done in the United States"
The schooner G. Graham was dashed
TO pieces on the Nova Scotia coast and all
hands lost
The Government of Quebec suffer-
ed defeat in the Legislature by the election
of Mr. Marchlan as Speaker in place of Mr..
Fanden.
Gen. Simon Cameron was one of q
merry party consisting of himself, Col. James
Duffy, of Marietta, Pa. Larry Jerome, and
Jordan l. Mott, which sailel from New York
last week for Bermuda. Gen. Cameron is
now in his eighty -ninth year, but he looked the
picture of vigorous old age "a he stepped out
of the omnibus on the steamship dock and
strobe up the gangway unasssted save by his
hickory cane. The party does not expect to
return until April.
About twenty-five English vessels
are fishing for herring on the American shore
near Eastport, Maine The Canadian cruiser
Middleton is patrOlIing between that place
and St Andrews, ready to seize offending
Yankee boats.